abuse

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/əˈbjuːz/]

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1. abuse (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

Example: He abused his authority.

2. abuse (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

Example: Blows with the fist should be given on the back of the woman, which she is sitting on the lap of the man, and she should give blows in return, abusing the man as if she were angry, and making the cooing and the weeping sounds.

3. abuse (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

Example: The […] tellers of news abused the general.

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